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BRPD has a great retirement benefit.
Posted on 11/22/14 at 7:21 pm
Posted on 11/22/14 at 7:21 pm
"Baton Rouge Police Officer Dominic Distefano II made $61,000 in 2008. By 2011, he’d almost doubled those earnings, and in 2013, he made $135,223.
Distefano’s base salary didn’t exceed $60,000 over all these years, but he earned much higher pay by bulking up on his overtime hours, according to police salary and overtime data spanning six years.
The officer of 24 years is nearing eligibility for retirement. After 25 years, he can either retire or enter the popular deferred retirement program for public employees, at which point his retirement benefit will be calculated.
At the current rate, DiStefano could receive an annual retirement payment of almost $100,000 a year for the rest of his life."
theadvocate.com
Distefano’s base salary didn’t exceed $60,000 over all these years, but he earned much higher pay by bulking up on his overtime hours, according to police salary and overtime data spanning six years.
The officer of 24 years is nearing eligibility for retirement. After 25 years, he can either retire or enter the popular deferred retirement program for public employees, at which point his retirement benefit will be calculated.
At the current rate, DiStefano could receive an annual retirement payment of almost $100,000 a year for the rest of his life."
theadvocate.com
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Posted on 11/22/14 at 7:22 pm to Saints72
Ridiculous.
Posted on 11/22/14 at 7:22 pm to Saints72
If you like their retirement plan so much, maybe you should have been a cop
Posted on 11/22/14 at 7:23 pm to Saints72
I hope all that overtime coincides with a huge reduction of crime...or maybe it coincides with inspection sticker checkpoints.
Posted on 11/22/14 at 7:26 pm to Saints72
Overtime = sleeping in your car outside of Walgreens.
Posted on 11/22/14 at 7:27 pm to Saints72
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popular deferred retirement program for public employees, at which point his retirement benefit will be calculated.
they take the average of the last three years salary then use that as what you get as a stipend...
this is supposed to prevent this type of scenario from happening, but some people are just more connected than others.
You see this in every department of the state government, especially the law enforcers (staties and wlf)
This post was edited on 11/22/14 at 7:28 pm
Posted on 11/22/14 at 7:31 pm to Saints72
Damn. That's a nice chunk for being a straight up dick all day everyday.
Posted on 11/22/14 at 7:36 pm to Saints72
DROP will be the leading cause of death for the current state/local retirement system. And not just here in Louisiana but across the country.
Posted on 11/22/14 at 8:10 pm to Saints72
These types of ridiculous benefits are why local and state governments are going broke. We have the same issues here, except it's 20 years, not 25.
So a cop here can retire in his early 40's and draw a paycheck for life. Should have to work 30 years for those benefits.
These retirement plans need to change to more of a 401K type plan than a pension at all levels of government.
So a cop here can retire in his early 40's and draw a paycheck for life. Should have to work 30 years for those benefits.
These retirement plans need to change to more of a 401K type plan than a pension at all levels of government.
Posted on 11/22/14 at 8:10 pm to Saints72
Some depts put rules in place to stop officers from doing this by limiting over time.
When Baton Rouge gets a new mayor president they need to look at hiring a chief from a stricter dept to curve abuses in over time.
Some depts do not allow extra duty compensation such as working security at a private event, construction jobs, and escorting of oversized loads to be paid out as over time or go toward your retirement calculation.
When Baton Rouge gets a new mayor president they need to look at hiring a chief from a stricter dept to curve abuses in over time.
Some depts do not allow extra duty compensation such as working security at a private event, construction jobs, and escorting of oversized loads to be paid out as over time or go toward your retirement calculation.
This post was edited on 11/22/14 at 8:16 pm
Posted on 11/22/14 at 8:11 pm to Saints72
It's not uncommon for cops to make over 100k by working a lot of overtime.
Posted on 11/22/14 at 8:27 pm to Saints72
See kids, it pays to ruin lives.
Posted on 11/22/14 at 8:27 pm to Saints72
Pretty sure he's a member of the DWI task force. There's 3 other members who make over $100k. Can you say RACKET?
This post was edited on 11/22/14 at 8:36 pm
Posted on 11/22/14 at 8:31 pm to Saints72
well good for him...he learned the rules of the game and then won by working his arse off...nothing wrong with that in my book... 
Posted on 11/22/14 at 8:35 pm to Saints72
When they cut government employees pensions and water down their benefits they always exempt law enforcement. So, basically they can start at 22 and retire at 47 with $70k+ a year and then work a 2nd job if they want to make more money on top of that.
That's way better retirements than most engineers, software programmers, and lawyers get who work for state and local governments.
Not that i really have a problem with paying them well. The real problem is why don't they hire better people.
That's way better retirements than most engineers, software programmers, and lawyers get who work for state and local governments.
Not that i really have a problem with paying them well. The real problem is why don't they hire better people.
Posted on 11/22/14 at 9:39 pm to Saints72
My dad just retired from the BRPD about 2 years ago. He was 53 at the time and the most he made WITH overtime was just over 65k working over 70 hours/week. He worked there for 30 years, the last 5 being on DROP. He lives simply out in the country now in a small home that he paid for with his lump sum. He'll never get over 100k.
My point is that the advocate pulled what seems to me to be an extreme case where an officer is making a significant overtime per-hour salary that is not available to most. Also, without this type of retirement available my dad would not have been able to stop working until SS kicked in. He wouldn't have had the option.
Just thought I would give an example that is much more common and realistic. Flame away.
My point is that the advocate pulled what seems to me to be an extreme case where an officer is making a significant overtime per-hour salary that is not available to most. Also, without this type of retirement available my dad would not have been able to stop working until SS kicked in. He wouldn't have had the option.
Just thought I would give an example that is much more common and realistic. Flame away.
This post was edited on 11/22/14 at 9:43 pm
Posted on 11/23/14 at 9:04 am to Saints72
Cops are underpaid. ..
Posted on 11/23/14 at 9:18 am to Saints72
quote:if enough overtime is available to double a salary, then they need to hire another officer
"Baton Rouge Police Officer Dominic Distefano II made $61,000 in 2008. By 2011, he’d almost doubled those earnings, and in 2013, he made $135,223.
seems pretty simple to me
Posted on 11/23/14 at 10:04 am to Saints72
Most of the time, retirement is based off of your 3 highest base salary, not overtime. The reporter needs to check his facts. I have never heard of a pension that uses overtime in its formula.
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